In addition to completing nightly homework, students should be reading and practicing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts using XtraMath, math games, or flash cards as time permits.
April 22- April 26
Monday: ELA:
Math:
Tuesday: ELA:
Math:
Wednesday: ELA:
Math:
Thursday: ELA:
Math:
Homework is not meant to be stressful. It is meant to reinforce skills and build fluency. Please limit homework to 30 minutes nightly.
Book Report Information
Monthly Book Projects:
Each month, choose a book at your reading level. Your book should be a chapter book or one that has been approved by me. Please read for 10 -15 minutes each school night in order to complete your book on time.
1. Choose a book that makes you want to read!
2. Use the 5 Finger Rule:
3. After you finish reading your book, please complete a Book Report Project chosen from the list below.
4. Our next book project is due March 6.
Third Grade Monthly Book Report Suggestions
Please choose a different book project monthly from the list below. Be prepared to share your book project with the class and answer questions from your classmates. It's a lot of fun for everyone!
1. Create a book jacket for the book you read. Include the following:
a. An illustration on the front of the jacket
b. A summary of the book on the back of the jacket
c. A rating of the book on the inside of the jacket
2. Dress as a character from your book and share with the class the story.
Include the following:
a. Setting and time period
b. The biggest problem in the book
c. A few events
d. The solution
3. Write a song about your book. You may use a tune from another song and someone may accompany you with an instrument. You can present your song in front of the class or record it on a cassette tape. Include the following:
a. Character names
b. Problem, events and solution
4. Advertise your book. Create a poster to advertise your book. Cut out pictures from magazines, use colored papers, burlap, twigs, foil, or anything at all that will help you create a beautiful poster. Include the following:
a. Main characters
b. Something that will attract people to read your book
c. Be colorful and creative
5. Write a newspaper article about your book. Include:
a. Who, what, where, when, why, and how
b. Use a newspaper format with a headline, a catchy lead or beginning paragraph, and then a couple of paragraphs to describe the book.
6. Write a letter persuading someone to read your book. Give at least three reasons why they should read it.
7. Write a book review about your book.
a. Explain why someone would enjoy reading your book. You could be
like Roger and Ebert reviewing the movies but your review would be on a book.
b. Rate your book (how many thumbs up)
8. Create a travel poster about the setting from your book. Include:
a. Names of all places in the story
b. What people would see if they travel to this place
9. Create a diorama. A shoe box is an ideal size for this project. The diorama should reflect an important scene from the book.
10. Design a mobile depicting the book you read. You could use paper plates, sticks, coat hangers, or whatever resources you might have at home. Use yarn, not thread to hang the pieces. Cut out pictures or draw them yourself. Include:
a. Characters
b. Setting
c. An important event
d. The conclusion
10. Be a radio announcer. After reading an exciting book, broadcast it by advertising your book through a pretend radio station. Give a short summary into a voice recorder. Tell us who the characters are, the setting, important events, and how the story ends. How would you rate this book? Create your own sound effects and involve family members or friends when you tape your story.
11. Create a crossword puzzle. Use some of the vocabulary words you learned. Use graph paper, a typewriter, or a computer. When you create the puzzle include:
a. The characters
b. Important places
c. Important events
12. Draw a map of the setting of your book. Be very detailed and include a sentence or two at each place explaining what happened in that spot.
13. Create a game about your book. Include all the parts of the story.
14. Dress as a minor character from the book and tell the story from this character’s point of view.
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Monday: ELA:
Math:
Tuesday: ELA:
Math:
Wednesday: ELA:
Math:
Thursday: ELA:
Math:
Homework is not meant to be stressful. It is meant to reinforce skills and build fluency. Please limit homework to 30 minutes nightly.
Book Report Information
Monthly Book Projects:
Each month, choose a book at your reading level. Your book should be a chapter book or one that has been approved by me. Please read for 10 -15 minutes each school night in order to complete your book on time.
1. Choose a book that makes you want to read!
2. Use the 5 Finger Rule:
- Read one page.
- Hold up a finger for each word you can't figure out.
- If you hold up 5 or more fingers, choose an easier book.
- If you hold up less than five fingers, your book is just right for you!
3. After you finish reading your book, please complete a Book Report Project chosen from the list below.
4. Our next book project is due March 6.
Third Grade Monthly Book Report Suggestions
Please choose a different book project monthly from the list below. Be prepared to share your book project with the class and answer questions from your classmates. It's a lot of fun for everyone!
1. Create a book jacket for the book you read. Include the following:
a. An illustration on the front of the jacket
b. A summary of the book on the back of the jacket
c. A rating of the book on the inside of the jacket
2. Dress as a character from your book and share with the class the story.
Include the following:
a. Setting and time period
b. The biggest problem in the book
c. A few events
d. The solution
3. Write a song about your book. You may use a tune from another song and someone may accompany you with an instrument. You can present your song in front of the class or record it on a cassette tape. Include the following:
a. Character names
b. Problem, events and solution
4. Advertise your book. Create a poster to advertise your book. Cut out pictures from magazines, use colored papers, burlap, twigs, foil, or anything at all that will help you create a beautiful poster. Include the following:
a. Main characters
b. Something that will attract people to read your book
c. Be colorful and creative
5. Write a newspaper article about your book. Include:
a. Who, what, where, when, why, and how
b. Use a newspaper format with a headline, a catchy lead or beginning paragraph, and then a couple of paragraphs to describe the book.
6. Write a letter persuading someone to read your book. Give at least three reasons why they should read it.
7. Write a book review about your book.
a. Explain why someone would enjoy reading your book. You could be
like Roger and Ebert reviewing the movies but your review would be on a book.
b. Rate your book (how many thumbs up)
8. Create a travel poster about the setting from your book. Include:
a. Names of all places in the story
b. What people would see if they travel to this place
9. Create a diorama. A shoe box is an ideal size for this project. The diorama should reflect an important scene from the book.
10. Design a mobile depicting the book you read. You could use paper plates, sticks, coat hangers, or whatever resources you might have at home. Use yarn, not thread to hang the pieces. Cut out pictures or draw them yourself. Include:
a. Characters
b. Setting
c. An important event
d. The conclusion
10. Be a radio announcer. After reading an exciting book, broadcast it by advertising your book through a pretend radio station. Give a short summary into a voice recorder. Tell us who the characters are, the setting, important events, and how the story ends. How would you rate this book? Create your own sound effects and involve family members or friends when you tape your story.
11. Create a crossword puzzle. Use some of the vocabulary words you learned. Use graph paper, a typewriter, or a computer. When you create the puzzle include:
a. The characters
b. Important places
c. Important events
12. Draw a map of the setting of your book. Be very detailed and include a sentence or two at each place explaining what happened in that spot.
13. Create a game about your book. Include all the parts of the story.
14. Dress as a minor character from the book and tell the story from this character’s point of view.
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